Episode 91: From Battlefields to Temples in Micronesia (R. Devan Jensen)

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As World War II loomed in the Central Pacific, the islands of Micronesia served as strategic battlefields between Axis and Allied forces. But how did these isles transform so quickly from war-ravaged lands to sacred temple grounds? The prophet Jacob foretold, “Great are the promises of the Lord unto them who are upon the isles of the sea” (2 Nephi 10:21). In this episode, BYU Religious Studies Center executive editor R. Devan Jensen discusses his recent book <em>Battlefields to Temple Grounds: Latter-day Saints in Guam and Micronesia</em>, coedited by Rosalind Meno Ram. Brother Jensen highlights how Latter-day Saint servicemen and humanitarian workers arrived during and after the war, planting the branches that would expand the global presence of the Church and fulfill revelation and promise.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Publications:</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;"> <em><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <a href= "https://rsc.byu.edu/book/battlefields-temple-grounds">Battlefields to Temple Grounds</a></span></em> <span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> (Religious Studies Center, 2023)</span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;"> <span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <a href= "https://rsc.byu.edu/regional-studies-latter-day-saint-church-history-pacific-isles/thirty-years-pioneers-pohnpei-micronesia"> “Thirty Years of Pioneers on Pohnpei, Micronesia”</a> (<em